Description of an ionization calorimeter complemented with proportional counters
Abstract
An ionization calorimeter is described with a system of proportional counters which are used to determine the charge of the particles incident to the calorimeter and to estimate the number of the secondary charged particles.
- Publication:
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Cosmic Rays
- Pub Date:
- January 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975cora.nasa..287B
- Keywords:
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- Calorimeters;
- Ionization Gages;
- Proportional Counters;
- Charged Particles;
- Equipment Specifications;
- Nuclear Interactions;
- Secondary Cosmic Rays;
- Instrumentation and Photography